The Maldives police have said an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed was an act of terrorism but no suspects were identified.  Nasheed, the former president and current speaker

Pakistan’s prime minister has started a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to boost economic ties, the foreign ministry said. The two countries are expected to sign new agreements to bolster trade and

Japan’s government is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May to curb a surge in coronavirus cases just months before the

Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from Covid-ravaged India next week, as state officials reported that an outbreak in Sydney appeared to be contained. Prime Minister Scott

JPMorgan Chase & Co. was warned by its compliance team over the “great risk” of corruption just days before it made the last of three transfers that totaled $875 million

At least 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers. Local media showed

Public health experts have recommended a version of the Indian Covid variant found in the UK to be made a “variant of concern”, the BBC has been told. Public Health

Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi’s two-year plot to shove aside Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, Thursday night as President Muhammadu Buhari approved his request

Parents of the 27 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, who were freed on Wednesday after 55 days in kidnappers’ den, have called for the rehabilitation of

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in

Germany on Thursday rejected a US proposal to waive patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, saying the greatest constraints on production were not intellectual property but increasing capacity and ensuring quality.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described National Identification Number (NIN) registration by Nigerians as key to win the ongoing war against insecurity. He, therefore, called on Nigerians to fully participate

Heirs Holdings Oil & Gas (HHOG), Africa’s integrated energy company, has announced the appointment of its management board, with Mr. Osayande Igiehon as the pioneer chief executive officer.  Igiehon’s appointment

  Two Nigerian lenders – Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc – are among the list of financial institutions from Africa and the Middle East that have indicated an

With coronavirus cases still surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown amid a debate whether restrictions imposed by

Ethiopia’s federal government has replaced the head of the interim administration of Tigray, a region racked by more than six months of catastrophic conflict. Mulu Nega had held the position

A former Ugandan child solider who became a commander in a notorious rebel group has been jailed for war crimes.   Dominic Ongwen, now 45, was sentenced to 25 years

A Chinese rocket, thought to be out of control, is set to crash back to Earth this weekend. Space agencies are tracking debris from the Long March 5B, which last

The son of the late Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has warned a group affiliated with the ruling party in the country against using t-shirts bearing his father’s name, or

Anti-government protests took place across Colombia for the eighth straight day on Wednesday, as rights groups continue to raise concerns about excessive violence by security forces. Riot police used tear